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Names of Hawaii

1,028,181 births across 3,059 different names since 1910. No name belongs to Hawaii more than Lani.

Most concentrated in Hawaii

Names given far more often here than in the country as a whole. The multiplier is how much more concentrated the name is than the state’s size alone would predict.

Name Born here Concentration
Lani 437 40.6×
Keanu 706 32.5×
Bronson 610 28.0×
Malia 1,883 20.9×
Leatrice 181 19.2×
Rowena 299 18.2×
Kenji 186 16.9×
Kalia 180 16.0×
Koa 355 16.0×
Kalani 488 16.0×
Winona 347 15.5×
Leonora 149 14.9×
Duke 317 14.6×
Kiana 997 13.1×
Samson 353 12.4×
Leilani 1,976 12.0×
Kolten 149 12.0×
Titan 152 11.9×
Nalani 225 11.5×
Makena 167 11.2×

Most given, girls

#NameBirths
1Mary5,796
2Jennifer5,110
3Elizabeth4,584
4Patricia3,954
5Michelle3,633
6Karen3,471
7Lisa3,361
8Susan3,344
9Jessica3,248
10Linda3,113
11Barbara3,051
12Margaret2,902
13Nicole2,871
14Sandra2,856
15Sarah2,830

Most given, boys

#NameBirths
1Michael14,033
2John12,397
3Robert12,329
4James12,176
5David11,173
6William10,021
7Richard8,795
8Joseph7,931
9Christopher6,822
10Daniel6,585
11George6,486
12Thomas6,199
13Charles5,614
14Joshua5,318
15Matthew5,194

Other states and the District of Columbia

Source: US Social Security Administration state baby-name files, 1910 onwards. A name given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year is not published, so a name can be more common here than the table shows. Concentration is measured against the other state files, not against national totals, which cover more years and more names.